Support The Fast Food Wage Board
Stephanie
May 26, 2015
May 26, 2015 By Governor Andrew M. Cuomo The Fast Food Wage Board has held its first meeting to examine raising the minimum wage for fast food workers. As a
Category: New York
ATU Advocates for Fully-Funded MTA Capital Plan
Stephanie
May 21, 2015
May 21, 2015 By Mark Henry, President/ Business Agent, Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) 1056,* and Chair, ATU NYS Legislative Conference Board Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) joined with labor, elected officials,
‘Fundamental Need For $15’ – Wage Board Meets In NYC
Joe Maniscalco
May 20, 2015
May 20, 2015 By Joe Maniscaclo New York, NY – The Wage Board that Governor Andrew Cuomo called for two weeks ago to look at the fast food industry, officially convened
Why $15/Hr In NYC Could Soon Be At Hand
Joe Maniscalco
May 11, 2015
May 11, 2015 By Joe Maniscalco Brooklyn, NY – Mayor Bill de Blasio is set to deliver his progressive “Contract with America” this week, and the announcement could have an immediate
Call for Stronger Rent Laws
Stephanie
May 6, 2015
May 7, 2015 By Neal Tepel New York, NY – To stem the loss of affordable apartments to deregulation — more than 35,000 affordable apartments have left rent regulation since
Cuomo Villain at NYSUT Convention
Stephanie
May 4, 2015
May 5, 2015 By LaborPress Gov. Andrew Cuomo was the target of almost every criticism made at the New York State United Teachers convention in Buffalo last weekend. NYSUT President
NYS Jobs Express Website Lists 115,000 Available Jobs
Stephanie
April 27, 2015
April 28, 2015 By Stephanie West Albany, NY – More than 115,000 available jobs, are now listed on the New York State Jobs Express website. The site sorts thousands of jobs
NYC Wages Finally On The Upswing, But More Action Is Needed
Stephanie
April 21, 2015
April 21, 2015 By James Parrott Deputy Director and Chief Economist for the Fiscal Policy Institute New York, NY – After years of wage declines, several signs are emerging of
Apprenticeship Training Makes a Difference for NY Carpenter
Stephanie
April 16, 2015
April 17, 2015 By Bill Hohlfeld Tucked away on a quiet road in Orange County, New York is an old factory warehouse that, from the outside looks like just another
Plenty of Room for PLAs to Improve, Say Building Trades
Marc
April 9, 2015
April 10, 2015 By Marc Bussanich New York, NY—James Cahill’s career with the New York Building Trades goes back to 1968 when he started as an apprentice with New York
